No-Rules Journal - Mother & Daughter, A No-Stress

Perfect level for my 10-year old daughter. We've picked our "secret" drop-off location and enjoy reading each others' entries. Neither of us typically write on a daily, or even weekly, basis, but this format is easy and enjoyable. Love it!

Love this idea and it seems like a great way to get the lines of communication open and started at a young age. I like how it provides topics to talk and write about so we can get to know each other better. It will be fun to look back on one day.

Bought this as a gift for my niece and her daughter. Looks like a great communication tool - and keepsake. They'll probably need to wait until my grandniece is about 10 years old before they can put most of the prompts to best use. Nice that it has ample "free pages" for writing on the topics of their choice.

The concept is great and my 7 year old loves the idea of us having this private journal but many of the prompts are too old for her (trends I love to hate, 80's movies, etc.) but we modify as needed. After we're done with this, I will just do a regular composition notebook where we can make our own prompts but this was a nice way to get started.

I bought two of these, one for my 8 year old and one for my 10 year old daughter. They both really like it when I surprise them with a note on their beds, and they like to surprise me by putting the notebook on my pillow too. It has been really fun to write back and forth for the past two months.

I would have loved this even more if there was a bit more prompts. However, the concept of this is amazing. I chose to do this with my 8 year old. She is a bit young to do it but more advanced than you would think. This journal helps us bond a little bit more and learn different things about one another. It also helps my 8 year old figure out how to put her feelings into words.(Or sometimes pictures) I think the greatest thing I love about this journal is that it has taught me that my daughter's favorite song is NOT Itsy Bitsy Spider like I had thought, but indeed it is Another Brick in the Wall.
I like how the pages are different colors for the Mother and daughter and different colored ribbons are used to mark who is where in the journal. Overall, this is a cute journal and am happy I bought it.

I bought this book after hearing another Mom raving about it. She was using it with her 10 year old daughter. My daughter is 15 so I wasn't sure if she was too old for it. But she LOVES it!! We pass it back and forth at night. Sometimes a few nights in a row and other times there is a time stretch in between. Just when you think you know your own kid (no matter how close you are) - you will be surprised. And my daughter said the same thing about me! It's always fun to learn new things about your loved one's. And the blank pages are perfect for when you just have something you want to say. Highly recommend!

it was OK...after reading all the reviews, I got it for my daughter and I, we've already have the American Girl Book called "Just my mommy and me", this is a nice little additional journal to us, however it should not have cost more than 5 bucks!

My 7 year old and I love this journal! We have had such fun sharing our thoughts. And, it's prompted a few deeper conversations between us. It's a cute product with great prompts for writing and discussing.

I purchased this journal for my mother and I to share and hopefully strengthen and grow our relationship. I would like it if the "Look Inside" offered more to look at, but my mom told me that the journal gets more serious and in-depth as it goes along.

My daughter LOVES this book. We take turns filling out our pages and pass the book back and forth. She is so excited to see what I write. Very nice keepsake to look back on too when it is finally completed.

My daughter and I love this! We've been buying it to give away as birthday gifts to her girlfriends. They are 6 turning 7 but I think this would be fun to do in a few years with my daughter again to see how her answers change.

I've been using this journal with my 12 year old daughter. I find it's a great way for us to share things we might not talk about, like "Things I talked to my mom about when I was your age" or "The story of the most embarrassing thing that happened to me in school". It gives you prompts/ideas for things to share but there are also lots of blank pages for your own conversations. I find it a good way to her to open up. Often writing is easier than talking.

This journal is FANTASTIC! I highly recommended. This gave me the opportunity to have my daughter open up to me. Absolutely brilliant.
Wish they made one for sons and father's or sons and mothers.

I gave one of these to each of my daughters for Christmas. We haven't started them yet, but I am super excited about the possibilities and the memories we will create. It's a fabulous idea and I highly recommend it!

I recently bought this for my 8 yr old daughter and I to use as a way of talking about anything and everything. I love the "prompt" pages such as where it asks about our favorite things (movie, food, song, etc). It was a nice way for her to get to know me and vice versa.
From there I have had regular pillow visits from her with random ideas, questions and notes (when we have a new message we leave the book under the other person's pillow).
I love surprising her with my entries, too. I look forward to continuing this tradition for many years!

I wish I could give this 10 stars. My daughter and I and my mother and I are each using a book. This is so much fun! We are really enjoying this book. I'm going to purchase a few more as gifts for friends that have daughters.

This is a great journal. I was very excited about it but my 12 year old is not interested in it at all. She told me she is more of a talker than a writer. I guess that is good. I will save it for younger daughter. If you are needing to open lines of communication with your tween daughter you will not regret this purchase.

I am so excited to add this resource into our daily lives...smooth transaction too! Reading is fundamental to our lives and it is our responsibility as parents to keep our children engaged in reading!

I have a very hard time expressing my feelings because I went through something very traumatic when I was 17. So, I taught myself to bottle up ANY and EVERYTHING. This book is helping me open up to my 8 year old daughter. Giving me topics to talk about is ideal for me. Now I need one for husband/wife and mother/son.

I got this for my 9 y/o daughter and I to start journaling together and we absolutely love it! I think it has already strengthened our bond and we've only been using it for a week! She is learning so many things about me, and me her that I don't think we would have learned otherwise. We have been having "issues" recently because she is starting to be that age, and I got this thinking it would help. I know I did a version of this when I was a teen to my own mom when I was going through some really tough things in high school that I was too scared/embarrassed to say in person. Hopefully this can set it up for us to be able to communicate the really tough stuff one day if it ever arises that she can't just talk about it.
I really like that so far it has both question/answer type entries, and every few pages it has some blank pages to talk about whatever you want. So if there's a pressing issue your daughter is having, she can write on her own without any prompts. She is super exited whenever I write and give it to her, and when I see she sat it on my nightstand I get excited to see what new thing I get to read today.
I think EVERY pre-teen or teenage girl should have one of these with their daughter.
ABSOLUTELY RECOMMEND!! Get this for you, and all of your daughters friends too!!!

I highly suggest this book for every mother of a girl. I gave this to my daughter on her tenth birthday. This book has really been a wonderful way for us to both share our thoughts and feelings. I'm so glad I bought this book. I bought another one for my younger daughter's tenth birthday as well. What a great way to share and keep open the lines of communication! I highly recommend this book!

I purchased this journal for my daughter who is turning 7 in a month. She is wild about the journal and LOVES to fill it out with me. We do it together - her filling in answers on the "girl" page while simultaneously I fill out answers on the "mom" side. We also use the "free space" to write notes or questions to each other and fill out responses while the other is gone. We are using it well and it's worth a lot to have her sharing with me. However, I will say that in a few years I might buy another one and start all over with her. The questions are geared towards someone with a bit more life experience than my daughter has and I know her answers will be so different in a few years. That's good! We'll use new ones maybe throughout the years, if I'm lucky and she lets me!!!

I just wish there was one for boys and their mothers too.

I wanted something my 9 yr old daughter and I could write to each other in. I looked at some others, but they were more "game style" with stickers and punchouts....this is one you can write to each other in, it has some questions and thoughts but there's also a lot of blank pages as well.

My daughter is only 9, but this book has been wonderful. Aside from being an excellent keepsake, it has enabled her to write things to me that she was too nervous to discuss. It has plenty of "free space" as well as fun pages (make up a song about your mom / daughter). I wish they had a son version. I liked this so much I tried to replicate it in a plain notebook with my son, but it just isn't the same.

I am actually hoping they come up with a second volume to move to (with some new topics too!) for when we fill this up!

Purchased this for my Daughter and Grand daughter (who is 10), to be used as a communication tool for them. This is a great gift for moms and daughters. It is and easier, less stressful way for my grand daughter to approach my daughter about difficult issues she needs to discuss. Great for the child who finds it easier to express themselves through written form.

I bought this for my mom as a Mother's Day gift and we love it. I definitely shed a tear reading the authors' introductions. I'm 22 and my mother is in her 60s and I think the journal may be targeted more for younger mothers and daughters (daughters likely in her pre-teen/teen years) just because some of the questions ask about things like "What was school like for you" "what are boys like" etc. However, my mom and I make it work for each other and address the questions as necessary. There's lots of "Free Space" which is good for the "shared journal" part. I love that I will be able to keep this for my future children to know and learn about their grandmother. :)

Using this writing exchange with prompts-instead of the normal mom/daughter verbal interaction over chores, school, sports etc-I have learned a LOT about my daughter. Taking the time to write it all out and see each other's POV has been a good tool in our relationship. There is plenty of free space to start your own dialogue.

My (10yr) step-daughter and I really enjoy secretly delivering this to the other's nights stand! It's a little like Christmas morning to wake up & find a secret waiting to be unwrapped and shared! :)

I love this concept...what a great idea to open the lines of communication with your child. Mine are too young at the moment to make use of this journal, but I wanted to check it out and was pretty impressed. I will definitely be ordering another one in order to have one for each of my girls.

I've been recommending this to so many friends since I read about it on A Mighty Girl. I have a 3rd grader and we're really close, but I was truly shocked by how much more she shares with me in this journal. It's just easier for her to write her feelings. I'm hoping it's something we will continue to do for years to come.

Order more, the store!

Love the quality and prompts in this journal. Lots of blank pages to write whatever we choose. My daughter just turned 9 and I feel like this is just barely appropriate for her...maybe this journal would work for girls 10 and up.

My 13yo daughter and I think this is just the most awesome thing. We love to write back and forth and the prompts/questions keep us interested. There is also plenty space for just thoughts. We use the bookmarks to show each other where we finished writing. We laugh and ponder and talk about things. We leave comments about what each other wrote. We make sure we date every entry. It’s going to be one of my most treasured things I possess. Love love love it.

I am a Nanny and care for a 7 year old and a 3 year old. I began raising the 7 year old when she was a year old. As all nanny positions do, I am planning for an opportunity to time-out my position with this family as the 3 year old will begin school in the next year or two. I bought this book for she and I so that we will have something to look back on together and remember fondly. I haven't decided if I will let her keep it or I will take it for myself. I love to see the responses her 7-year-mind comes up with. I may keep it and return it to her upon her HS or College graduation. :)

Great for adults as well. I bought this for my mom on mothers day. Our communication got stronger, as it forced us to write our thoughts, feelings and things we couldn't say out loud. We got to know each other in a way we never did. This journal has fun activities, personal notes you can write each other, and so much more. Our communication grew stronger through paper, and even better in person.

Both my daughter and I were excited to get this journal. Building trust with my daughter is important to me as she approaches her teenage years, as I want her to feel comfortable in confiding in me. I think this book is an excellent tool for pretty much any age, as it makes achieving a certain level of intimacy even easier because there is that medium of writing rather than posing questions out loud or talking face-to-face about sticky subjects. While it's important to be able to do this, I think this journal provides a nice means of establishing a closer relationship that will encourage easier, more comfortable conversation.

The book comes with two attached ribbons, one for mom and one for daughter, that can be used to mark new entries or for mom or daughter to indicate where one wants the other to pick up. There are plenty of blank pages for free writing, but the book also contains a variety of suggested topics and list pages that encourage the correspondents to discuss things like favorite songs, dreams, life ambitions, and things they'd like to do together. My daughter especially likes these pages as she's at an age where the poll-style appeals to her. If you're not quite sure where to begin with shared journaling, this book is a great investment because of the proposed topics.

It's also nice to look at. The cover is cute, and the inside includes pretty, muted colors and designs with different colors to differentiate the mother's section from the daughter's. You can write in the journal from front to back or skip around and write about whatever topic interests you, as my daughter and I do.

After only a couple of entries, I learned some things about my daughter I'd never known. Though we talk a lot and are close, the journal brought up topics I hadn't considered discussing with her, and it helps us both to learn more about the other as a person. I think this is great for kids, who sometimes don't see their parents as the human beings they are, but it's also great for me as a mom. It's touching to learn about my daughter's hopes and aspirations, and I love that she feels empowered and encouraged to share them with me. I think this would make a beautiful gift for mother/daughter pairs of all ages.

I bought this for my 8 year old, as she likes to send me notes. A great book to keep our notes in one place! Some of the topics are over her head, but I can see us using the book for the next several years.

This is a great journal for mother and daughter. My daughter and I love sharing our thoughts in it and reading over what the other one has written. It is a great way to bond with your pre teen to teen daughter in a way that is less intrusive than asking questions.

This book has helped improve my relationship with my daughter in so many ways. I have enjoyed looking back on my old childhood and remember important thoughts and feels I had once had. This is a must have for any mother of a daughter. Just please give it a chance . I plan to buy this book for all my friends.

I would give this book more that 5 stars if I could. I bout this for me and my 13 year old to use. We both get so excited when we see it on our night stand. I love that it gives us prompts for things to write about.

I bought this for my 16 year old and we have almost finished the whole book. Amazing buy we loved doing the question pages and the free space gave opportunity to my daughter to get conversations she found difficult to start. A must have for any mother/daughter relationship.

This book looks like it has so much potential! I was really excited to do this with my daughter, but when we recieved this book there were black smudges all over the front! Hoping to get an replacement as I would really like to try this with my daughter. Just don’t want to give it to her in that condition!

I love this - I had been wanting to find a journal my mom and I could share for years to come. I love the blank pages so we can just write to each other. I love the little questions to find out cute little facts about my mom from way back when. I printed a picture of me and my mom in black and white on a full sheet adhesive label and then put that on the cover just below the "just between us" title... so the book looks like it was made for us

As middle school was starting, this was a good tool. She wasn't talkative about her worries and concerns but she would write about them. We used the journal a lot initially - but we have had it a couple of years and I haven't seen it in awhile. We had some hard times where she had to deal with the loss of family members, and this was a good communication for us. It's nice to exchange conversation 'privately' without anyone else being involved. I found it interesting that anything that was ever written about, was never spoken of out loud. This tells me that I learned things I wouldn't have otherwise. As she gets older I will continue to use this type of method for issues that need addressing, but may be uncomfortable. There hasn't always been a lot of reciprocated response, but it is a way for her to 'hear me' on her own terms.

Has been a way for us to communicate more. Sometimes have to wait on responding to spend time reflecting & communicating without a reaction response. We place no expectations on when response should be made. The last response was anger, message I didn't listen, & didn't want to use the dlary again from my child. She can be stubborn & she has time to respond when ever she decides to write again. I also have had major surgical elective procedure/ she is an only child (11yrs old)--- was told before surgery things would be different during my recovery & afterwards, she would not be the center of attention. This would be the start of me taking care & placing my self 1st again. It was her time to start taking some tesponsibility.(should have been done long before) This is her adjustment peroid & I know she'll write again. She had said before she really liked & was glad we had the dairy. When she accepts & understand's my response.

I bought this journal for my daughter on her 9th birthday. We are already reaching some of the "teen" hormones and issues and I want to be sure her and I can always keep open communication. This journal has wonderful prompts and ideas for writing. There are ground rules for both mom and daughter and it really emphasis that verbal communication is not always necessary when you can write things out. I am very impressed with this journal and hope it can help us when the real teenager problems and issues start happening.

I just ordered this to give to my 9 year old daughter for Christmas. It came super fast--the day after I ordered it! It is of much better quality than I anticipated. The cover seems to be of a very durable material and the pages are extra thick. I have looked through it and there are a good amount of "entry starters". There's also a goof amount of blank pages for writing about any topic. I think my daughter's favorite thing about this book will be the "lists" pages. I am very happy with this purchase and I will recommend it to all of my friends!

i was super excited about this book but when i read through all the questions before giving it to my 6yo daughter, i decided to put it in the "free little library" instead. i can't remember the exact questions now because i gave the book away, but there are questions about her appearance and things like "what is something about yourself you wish you could change?" i wanted this book to be uplifting and affirming, not critiquing her appearance and asking her to look for flaws in herself! would love to find a journal like this but without questions like that.

My daughter and I actually started journaling eachother recently. Just in a plain ole' composition book. She writes in it before she goes to bed and slips it under the door. I get a HUGE smile on my face whe I see it laying on the ground right outside her door. Then I write her before I head to bed and slip it back under her door. In the morning I hear her grab it and crawl back under her covers in bed to read it. I love it. Its one of my favorite parts of the day.
Today while I was shopping my sister pointed out this book... I AM SO HAPPY SHE did!!! I am in LOVE with it! It takes what my daughter and I were already doing to a WHOLE NEW level! Its so super cute. It has quitionares you can fill in and just fun things you would never think to write to your daugher, its perfection on a page let me tell you.
I feel like buying 100 of them and passing it out to perfect strangers!!! I can't recommend this enough!!!!! Don't let another day pass.. get it today!! xox

I bought this journal for my 11 year old daughter and I to write in and share. We both like it and find almost all the writing prompts to be fun and interesting "starters". There are also quite a bit of "free space" pages for us to write down whatever we want. I expected a bit more from this journal as it has stellar reviews, but in my opinion this book is just ok. Basically a journal with a layout for both moms and daughters to write in.

This is a fantastic journal. All pages on the left side of the journal are for the mother and all the pages on the right side are for the daughter to fill in. Some of the pages are blank for generic entries and many of the other pages ask very interesting specific questions. Questions include topics from the past, ideas for the future, many lists of favorites, and so much more. My daughter is 9 years old--but I can also see this working for daughters of all ages. Makes for great conversation. Also comes with 2 attached silk bookmark ribbons (different colors), I pick a page out for my daughter and she picks a page out for me. I could see doing another journal like this again as she gets older. What a great communication tool.

It’s a good book. Has a few interesting prompts to get you thinking. I think it’s great for a mother-daughter to get to know each other better, discover new details, but I just wished it wouldn’t have so many free space pages. I would’ve liked to see maybe 6 free space pages at the most and kept the rest of the journal filled with prompts, questions, quizzes, fun games, etc.
It does have a cute color scheme and I hope that my daughter enjoys it as much as I hope too

My 9yo stepdaughter has loved passing notes back and forth with me from the time I first met her when she was 5, so I thought this would be something she might enjoy. I was nervous at first that it might be too geared toward biological mother/daughter duos, but that's not the case at all. There are only a couple discussion prompts that seem more tailored to that arrangement, but they're easily modified to work for blended families. Having this book has been a fabulous addition to our relationship, and it's been a wonderful way for her to bring up topics I know she might otherwise be self conscious discussing in person. Terrific book!

Amazing book, it really is a no stress book to share with your daughter. My 9 year old loves the prompts as a blank page sometimes leaves too much to fill, she loves to write, for example, her favorite movies and to read what mine are. It helps for bonding and to have s secret thing we share as we swore no one can read our book. The pages are thick and feel nice and there are two different colored bool marks. The intros "from" the mother and daughter authors are helpful, not filler. They both give moms and daughters pointers on how to best use the book. I'm super glad I bought this. I was nervous my daughter wouldn't use it but in less than a week she took the initiative to write in it and suggest a "spot" to place the journal that only she and I know-(per the author's suggestion.) cute way for tween and teen to bond with mom.

Very nice mother/daughter journal. Some writing prompts are geared towards younger girls but I am using this with my fifteen year old and it's still perfect for us too. A great way to connect with your daughter!

An absolutely necessary communication starter for a mother-daughter! The journal asks just the right questions and has perfect space to write all your answers. Has free space as well that you can ask or tell. I think every mother-daughter should have this journal! It has already helped with my newly 6th grader with her communicating her feelings. She can say them in this journal, but struggles with expressing them to me. Thank you Meredith!

Nice way to practice writing for my 7 year old daughter. A great way for us to bond. I like the preprinted topics. Lots of free space pages. I would have preferred if there were more topics for writing on this, as my daughter needs motivation for ideas from others. However still a great book and an item I hope we will both look back on for years to come

I gave this for a Christma's gift and I think it is one of the best presents I have ever give. Being a teenager is not an easy thing & the relationship with your mother is almost none so I think this is a good option to communicate with each other without fear and tension.
I will recommend this a lot!

I got this for my 13 year old daughter for Christmas and it is perfect!! I have already wrote 3 pages to her. The way the book is presented makes it easy to write on paper what you are thinking or feeling. I can’t wait for my daughter to open it Christmas morning and I hope she cherishes it for the rest of her life.

I just bought this book for my 8-yr old stepdaughter and myself, and it's wonderful even for our "non-biological" mom-daughter relationship. The questions are great and will go a long way in strengthening our bond. I'm so impressed that as soon as I received this book in the mail and looked through it, I ordered another one for my sister and niece. Great book. :-)

I strongly believe mother-daughter book clubs are a great way to get moms and daughters talking about all kinds of topics. This includes sharing fun stories as well as having conversations about topics that may be awkward if they were brought up out of the blue, but are easier broached when talking about something you read.

Now comes a new tool for the two generations to communicate about many different issues. It's called Just Between Us: a No-stress, No-rules Journal for Girls and Their Moms by mother-daughter team Meredith and Sofie Jacobs. I've seen more one-sided journals that grandparents or parents fill out to help their children find out more about their lives growing up, but this is the first time I've seen an interactive journal for two.

Some pages are labeled for the mother to fill in, like the one with the questions, "What I wanted to be when I grew up" and "What really happened when I grew up and why." The daughter's corresponding page asks for her to write about three things she might want to be when she grows up and why.

The topics cover so much--school, family, careers, personal likes and dislikes--and there are also plenty of pages where either or both journalers can write about whatever they'd like to talk about. Just Between Us could be fun as an activity for the moms and daughters on their own, or as part of a book group. As part of book group, you may want to define in advance which pages you'll share in a meeting. That way everyone will know that some pages may contain public thoughts while others will be kept private. I recommend Just Between Us for girls aged nine and up.

This is a great idea. You could do this with just a notebook, but the stories in the beginning offer a good gateway to talking to your daughter about how to do it. I'm using it with my 6 year old, which may be a tiny bit young, but we like it so far :) It definitely makes her more comfortable saying certain things to me.

My daughter is 10 years old and I wasn't sure if she would think this was silly, dumb, or just not even interested in trying. I had a light conversation with her about starting it and then was so happily surprised when she immediately took to it. Within the first two writings she was telling me she'd done her part and was waiting anxiously to have me read and write back. Not a single verbal conversation could compare with amount of insight and enjoyment of conversation with my daughter this way. I'm excited for what doors of sharing this will bring in the future, and hopefully when she needs it the most! Thanks for the great inspiration!

This is just what I was looking for. My daughter is 15 and we enjoy doing this together. We each answer questions on a topic and it gives us a chance to relate as well as a jumping off point to start conversations that we may not otherwise think to have.

My 23 year old daughter bought this for me for Christmas so that we can share things that we cannot always say to each other without one of us getting upset.

She has been away at university 500 miles away for the last 4 years so we do not see each other very often. We plan to send it backwards & forwards through the post whenever we want to-no rules other than it is not to be read by anyone else. We both love colour so are going to use coloured inks and date our entries to keep track of when things were written. I don't think it's ever too late to start a journal whatever age you both are so make sure you start now!

My nine year old daughter and I have been using this journal together for about a month and we are both really enjoying it. I am so glad we took the plunge and decided to try it. We like the questions included in the journal and we also like having lots of blank space where we can write about whatever moves us. I plan to purchase this book as a gift for friends with daughters close in age to mine.

I love this book! It is allowing my daughter and I to open up in a way that we just can't do face-to-face. Brilliant idea. I'm so glad I came across it. Thank you so much to the two ladies who created this, and all those who helped get it to print (and to my house).

As my first daughter enters her tween period, I am finding this journal to be invaluable in keeping us connected and open. It is the perfect balance of structured writing and free writing, can be done over any amount of time, and in our house, gets handed back and forth eagerly. I have others in reserve for when my other girls get older. I really can't recommend this enough.